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Women's Transitions from Prison - The Post-Release Experience (Hardcover)
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Women's Transitions from Prison - The Post-Release Experience (Hardcover)
Series: International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation
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Women continue to be one of the fastest growing groups of offenders
with an increasing group of women involved in the criminal justice
system around the world. Whilst internationally women comprise a
low percentage of the total prison population, there is an
escalating use of custody inextricably linked to the high levels of
personal and social needs of women involved in the justice system.
This book presents original research undertaken with Corrections
Victoria, Australia, which examines the effectiveness of services
and programmes women access in prison and after release, and the
impact of this on successful reintegration into the community and
on other trends such as reoffending. Victoria's Department of
Justice introduced the Better Pathways strategy in response to a
growing number of women entering the Victorian corrections system,
and the concerning extent to which prison is used for women with
inadequate accommodation and complex treatment and support needs.
The strategy was developed to address the causes of women's
offending and to try and help break the cycle of women's
reoffending, by funding more holistic initiatives to support women
in their transition to life after prison. It is well acknowledged
that pathways into offending by women can also be the factors that
most affect their reintegration. The research outlined in this book
presents data about individual women's pathways through the
programmes offered as part of the Better Pathways strategy and the
views of the women themselves about the effectiveness of these
programmes. Negligible research attention has been paid to what
services and programmes are effective for women after prison. This
book addresses this gap and provides a cohesive presentation of the
key issues salient to the needs of women offenders.
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